to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
older brother; elder brother
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
general; admiral; head; chief; old chap; mate
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
losing a battle; lost battle; battle one cannot win; battle one is doomed to lose
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
serious; not joking; straight
patrolling; one's rounds; inspection tour; watchman; patrolman
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
sneak thief; petty thief; cat burglar
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name